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SriLankanCat
23 Oct 2006, 23:26
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/current/story/264109.html
Interesting article...a bit baised mind u...
But i do believe in some aspects that the aaussie team cant handle their own medicine when it comes to sledging...they always seem to try and justify it when they get upset over sledging...
I mean they dislike Brian Lara and a few of the south africans cause they give it back to them...
i mean look at Ponting having a sulk about Gayle the other day when he has a shocking record of sledging...
I mean they used to whinge about Arjuna Ranatunga all the time...i mean he was an idiot at times however what did he say or do to them taht was any worse than what they would have said? I mean he said some dumb things but no worse than the aussie team...i mean the aussies are known for saying things abot people wives and children, yet they get oversensitive when someone like Ranatunga says t hey are overrated...lol taht is so funny
And to say that he always got a runner is jsut a lame excuse...he only got a runner twice and both time he was legitimately injured...
The aussie team are a fantastic team, but they need to learn to take their own medicine and not feel like thy are the ones always being at the wrong end of the pineapple
Browney2006
23 Oct 2006, 23:29
The current Australian cricket team is full of whingers, has been for a few years. The only ones that dont see it are the Australians.
Cameron_K
23 Oct 2006, 23:31
Maybe the fact that every time the Aussies step over the line a huge fuss is made of it in International cricket yet the double standards are so obvious for all. Yes Ponting does not have the best record yet each time he has crossed that line he has been fined or reprimanded.
I've got no idea what you're trying to say or whether this is just an attempt at a snipe about the Australian cricket team.They would be surprised to hear they have a gripe with Lara, and I'm sure he would be too given they actually get on well with him.Ranatunga was just an obese ******** who overrated his own importance and threatened to bring the game into disrepute purely because an umpire raised concerns about Muralitharans suspect bowling action.If anything, and with the way they carried on after that and calling the Australian umpires racist because they question someones action, it was the Sri Lankans who were doing the whingeing.As for the South Africans, its called sledging and they do it as much as anyone.Its just that Australia's made more sense because they were actually winning.
Grimwood
23 Oct 2006, 23:43
The current crop of Australian cricketers probably don't whinge any more than anyone else but I'd suggest that some of Ricky's rants about the 'Spirit Of Cricket™' are hard to stomach when he doesn't tend to follow his own advice.
We whinge occasionally, especially obviously if things aren't going well but nobody beats Boucher and muppet in the whingeing stakes. And the former is having a whinge about Sri Lankan newspapers today.
apollo_creed
23 Oct 2006, 23:54
Maybe the fact that every time the Aussies step over the line a huge fuss is made of it in International cricket yet the double standards are so obvious for all. Yes Ponting does not have the best record yet each time he has crossed that line he has been fined or reprimanded.
that's ****ing crap.
He used to step over the line all the time with the umpires and not get punished. Only recently have they stopped taking his ****.
that's ****ing crap.
He used to step over the line all the time with the umpires and not get punished. Only recently have they stopped taking his ****.
Yes agree N and Tuck, as Ponting himself said there are double standards. When Aussies transgress it's big news.
THE KING OF ALL WHINGERS WITHOUT A DOUBT : can't accept Aussies are superior.
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funkyfreo
23 Oct 2006, 23:59
I think Aussie cricket fans are worse, and the media. The players seem ok I reckon. Punter aside...
I think they are sore losers more than whingers. They make so much money that getting fined for dissent doesn't really matter. The Spirit of Cricket code is just bollocks, purely created for PR reasons by Cricket Australia.
There is an arrogance in the team that I find disturbing. Humility is a virtue that not many in the team have... McGrath is probably the worst.
Blues_Man
24 Oct 2006, 09:24
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/current/story/264109.html
Interesting article...a bit baised mind u...
But i do believe in some aspects that the aaussie team cant handle their own medicine when it comes to sledging...they always seem to try and justify it when they get upset over sledging...
I mean they dislike Brian Lara and a few of the south africans cause they give it back to them...
i mean look at Ponting having a sulk about Gayle the other day when he has a shocking record of sledging...
I mean they used to whinge about Arjuna Ranatunga all the time...i mean he was an idiot at times however what did he say or do to them taht was any worse than what they would have said? I mean he said some dumb things but no worse than the aussie team...i mean the aussies are known for saying things abot people wives and children, yet they get oversensitive when someone like Ranatunga says t hey are overrated...lol taht is so funny
And to say that he always got a runner is jsut a lame excuse...he only got a runner twice and both time he was legitimately injured...
The aussie team are a fantastic team, but they need to learn to take their own medicine and not feel like thy are the ones always being at the wrong end of the pineapple
I mean i mean i mean ...you sound like a friggen broken record .
Ponting has no problem with sledging on the cricket field ..he himself is a great exponent of it ...as were a lot of other Aussie captains before him .
However he took exception to Gayle making physical contact with Clarke ..and i agree entirely ...chat all you want but don't start with the physicality .
as for biggest whiners ..well the poms have held that record for decades ...with South Africa now trying for top position with their big fat useless captain in Smith . The Sri lankans and Pakis are also well up there on the whingers list .
When you are world champions in both forms of the games you can say and do what you like , other countries should stop whining and try and attain the same lofty heights that the Aussies have enjoyed for the last 20 odd years ..maybe then people will pay atention to what they have to say .
Jumpin' Jimmy
24 Oct 2006, 09:43
The current Australian cricket team is full of whingers, has been for a few years. The only ones that dont see it are the Australians. "Some" Australians.
Ponting, Warnie, Gilchrist, McGrath etc. are a disgrace. Great cricketers, great winners but poor sportsman when they lose :thumbsd:
spanna050
24 Oct 2006, 10:45
Yes agree N and Tuck, as Ponting himself said there are double standards. When Aussies transgress it's big news.
THE KING OF ALL WHINGERS WITHOUT A DOUBT : can't accept Aussies are superior.
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Yeah, but his girlfriend Minki is hot as hell :D
ICanDressMyself
24 Oct 2006, 11:24
Ponting is the biggest whinger of them all.
krisholio14
24 Oct 2006, 21:10
i hate the australian cricket team and always have. they are a pack of bullies and sooks and always have been. they dish it out but cant take it. their holier than thou attitude makes me want to be sick.
when someone else in the cricket world does something its crime of the century, when an aussie does it its a mistake or a media beat up...
betting on games, chucking, drug taking.... they are just as bad as anyone else. youd think theyve never done a wrong thing in their lives the way they carry on.
Blues_Man
25 Oct 2006, 10:32
i hate the australian cricket team and always have. they are a pack of bullies and sooks and always have been. they dish it out but cant take it. their holier than thou attitude makes me want to be sick.
when someone else in the cricket world does something its crime of the century, when an aussie does it its a mistake or a media beat up...
betting on games, chucking, drug taking.... they are just as bad as anyone else. youd think theyve never done a wrong thing in their lives the way they carry on.
World champions in both forms of the game ..and have dominated world cricket for the last 15 years ...suck it up whiner boy :D
World champions in both forms of the game ..and have dominated world cricket for the last 15 years ...suck it up whiner boy :D
So, results aside... you don't think there is a holier than thou arrogance within the Australian team?
So, results aside... you don't think there is a holier than thou arrogance within the Australian team?
I think you mean "you don't think there's a feeling amongst the Australian players that this cricket team is the best in the world at the moment and every other country is out to knock them off and opposition players and supporters like to think they're dirty no good cheats, just to make themselves feel better"?
We whinge occasionally, especially obviously if things aren't going well but nobody beats Boucher and muppet in the whingeing stakes. And the former is having a whinge about Sri Lankan newspapers today.
Ponting whinges more than Smith.
Always does and always will.
McGrath got owned by Sarwan, what happened? He cracks the sads.
I think you mean "you don't think there's a feeling amongst the Australian players that this cricket team is the best in the world at the moment and every other country is out to knock them off and opposition players and supporters like to think they're dirty no good cheats, just to make themselves feel better"?
No, I think he didnt mean it like that.
No, I think he didnt mean it like that.
Thank you, great respone. :thumbsu:
Thank you, great respone. :thumbsu:
Yeah, thought it was a great respone.
Blues_Man
25 Oct 2006, 12:30
So, results aside... you don't think there is a holier than thou arrogance within the Australian team?
Winners are grinners ..and the rest can please them bloody selves ...If other countries want to be taken seriously then they should do something on the field about beating Australia ..not whining like a bunch of schoolgirls off the field .
They are getting as bad as their jealous whiny supporters who are on here constantly whining and whinging
Winners are grinners ..and the rest can please them bloody selves ...If other countries want to be taken seriously then they should do something on the field about beating Australia ..not whining like a bunch of schoolgirls off the field .
They are getting as bad as their jealous whiny supporters who are on here constantly whining and whinging
Whinge Board.
I think you mean "you don't think there's a feeling amongst the Australian players that this cricket team is the best in the world at the moment and every other country is out to knock them off and opposition players and supporters like to think they're dirty no good cheats, just to make themselves feel better"?
Nope, I'm talking about arrogance that breeds contempt. This is why they lost the Ashes, thought it would be a cakewalk. A genuine belief that their crap don't stink.
Glenn McGrath is a perfect example... bloody good bowler but complete prick of a person.
Blues_Man
25 Oct 2006, 14:46
Nope, I'm talking about arrogance that breeds contempt. This is why they lost the Ashes, thought it would be a cakewalk. A genuine belief that their crap don't stink.
Glenn McGrath is a perfect example... bloody good bowler but complete prick of a person.
Sorta like the Nathan Buckley of cricket huh ?
Sorta like the Nathan Buckley of cricket huh ?
Nah, more like Greg Williams.
Partridge
25 Oct 2006, 15:33
Nope, I'm talking about arrogance that breeds contempt. This is why they lost the Ashes, thought it would be a cakewalk. A genuine belief that their crap don't stink.
Glenn McGrath is a perfect example... bloody good bowler but complete prick of a person.
I've got no problem with Australia trying to intimidate sides, that's fine. It's a tough game. Where I do have a major problem is when they start complaining about opposition sides returning the favour - or daring to stand up to them. Sarwan v McGrath was a classic example of this. If you want to dish it out be prepared to take it.
krisholio14
25 Oct 2006, 18:46
World champions in both forms of the game ..and have dominated world cricket for the last 15 years ...suck it up whiner boy :D
im not jealous in any way shape or form. ive been following cricket for 30 plus years and i have NEVER liked them. so their modern day dominance has nothing to do with it.
its worth remembering the only times in the last 5 years when a team has gone out of their way to match the aussies in the intimidation stakes the aussies have lost the series (v india 01 and last years ashes) or been lucky to get away with the draw (v NZ 01-02)
Unwritten_Law
25 Oct 2006, 18:58
Sorry but South Africa try it and fail every series we play against them.
crownie
25 Oct 2006, 23:05
I think they are sore losers more than whingers. They make so much money that getting fined for dissent doesn't really matter. The Spirit of Cricket code is just bollocks, purely created for PR reasons by Cricket Australia.
There is an arrogance in the team that I find disturbing. Humility is a virtue that not many in the team have... McGrath is probably the worst.
i think that sums up some of the players well, but i dont find nothing wrong with that because it means they are serious and want to win.
i would prefer the Australian cricket team to have same arrogance about them, its probaly won them some games other teams would never win.
every country has its whingers and sore losers, but everything Australia does gets magnified.
krisholio14
26 Oct 2006, 02:37
Sorry but South Africa try it and fail every series we play against them.
are you suggesting the jaapies limit their arrogance to cricket? hahahahahahaha
Cooldude
26 Oct 2006, 03:08
Our captain's one of the biggest whingers in world cricket, what do ya expect?
At least Steve Waugh didn't talk as much **** as our current captain does
krisholio14
26 Oct 2006, 03:55
Our captain's one of the biggest whingers in world cricket, what do ya expect?
At least Steve Waugh didn't talk as much **** as our current captain does
maybe not as much ****, but he still liked/likes to stick his beak in where its not needed.
krisholio14
26 Oct 2006, 04:31
i think that sums up some of the players well, but i dont find nothing wrong with that because it means they are serious and want to win.
i would prefer the Australian cricket team to have same arrogance about them, its probaly won them some games other teams would never win.
every country has its whingers and sore losers, but everything Australia does gets magnified.
are you kidding me?
mark waugh/shane warne betting scandal...excuses made, token fines, swept under the carpet
brett lee chucking investigation...again, denied then swept under the carpet, despite the fact hes as much of a chucker as shoaib ahktar.
shane warne drugs scandal...again, every excuse under the sun made, and it hasnt tainted his image in any way shape or form, it was just 'warney being warney', a stupid yobbo mistake at worst.
lets face it, aussies have a rep for being easy going, but anyone whos played even a simple game of backyard cricket knows aussies are the sorest losers going around. ive played with poms, pakis, sri lankans, indians, jaapies, and they all like to cheat if they can get away with it, at any level of the game. but noone gets as high and mighty about it when they get caught out as the aussies do.
i know im tipping the bucket on the australian side like its going out of style here, but i can tell you, i have alot of respect for the mental toughness and confidence in their own ability that they display on the paddock. you cant play a good session here and there against australia and expect to win a test match against them. youve got to be up for 5 full days of combat or you will get wiped. the fact that other countries have not more fully exploited the aussies inability to cop a bit for their own corner is entirely their own fault. the australians know teams cant sustain it and play accordingly (admittedly this is what cost them the ashes last year).
im just as ticked, if not moreso, with the australian off field attitude as i am with their on feild persona. they think they are the custodians of everything thats 'pure and right' in the game, even tho they themselves arent opposed to bending the rules when it suits them.
and you know, theyve been like this long before any of us were even an itch in our daddy's pants. i give you 'bodyline'....
70 years later, aussie cricket fans are still bleating about england coming over here and not playing within 'the spirit of the rules' during this series (hell we even made a mini series about it). bottom line is, it was a brilliant tactical move, that WAS within the rules, made by a calculating skipper who had the right weapons for the right pitches, was able to implement it and the aussies werent good enuff to handle it. so they cry like big sissy girls. and you know whats funny? i reckon the australians were just peed off they didnt think of it themselves. and nothing has changed since then.
and just so you all know, im a born and bred aussie (and so are my parents, and their parents) whos proud of his heritage and has watched cricket for more than 30 years. there are no sour grapes involved. ive loved watching some of australias best on an individual level (how could anyone not be capitvated by a fiery dennis lillee spell or ricky ponting or greg chappell in full flight?) but as a whole ive never liked them. i follow sri lanka, and have done since their first tour here in 84-85. prior to that i just watched the game without allegiance.
and before anyone says anything about an aussie following sri lanka, i get it all the time from my mates, and even my sri lankan friends think im insane ;)
ahahaha the ironic part is you follow sri lanka, if you were going to accuse anyone of being whingers and sore losers the lankans would have to be right up there! hahaha
krisholio14
26 Oct 2006, 08:28
arjuna ranatunga board ;)
Freo Big Fella
26 Oct 2006, 09:05
Muttiah Muralitharan board.
Gopies 2002
26 Oct 2006, 11:20
ahahaha the ironic part is you follow sri lanka, if you were going to accuse anyone of being whingers and sore losers the lankans would have to be right up there! hahaha
Yup - he had me until he got to that.
crownie
26 Oct 2006, 12:55
are you kidding me?
mark waugh/shane warne betting scandal...excuses made, token fines, swept under the carpet
theres a difference togiving pitch details as to actually going out and throwing the game
brett lee chucking investigation...again, denied then swept under the carpet, despite the fact hes as much of a chucker as shoaib ahktar.
Lee has cleaned his action up a fair bit, Ahktar bowls like his throwing a javelin.
shane warne drugs scandal...again, every excuse under the sun made, and it hasnt tainted his image in any way shape or form, it was just 'warney being warney', a stupid yobbo mistake at worst.
Warney takes a dietry pill gets one year, Ahktar takes steriods and will probaly get a 2 year ban.
lets face it, aussies have a rep for being easy going, but anyone whos played even a simple game of backyard cricket knows aussies are the sorest losers going around. ive played with poms, pakis, sri lankans, indians, jaapies, and they all like to cheat if they can get away with it, at any level of the game. but noone gets as high and mighty about it when they get caught out as the aussies do.
i know im tipping the bucket on the australian side like its going out of style here, but i can tell you, i have alot of respect for the mental toughness and confidence in their own ability that they display on the paddock. you cant play a good session here and there against australia and expect to win a test match against them. youve got to be up for 5 full days of combat or you will get wiped. the fact that other countries have not more fully exploited the aussies inability to cop a bit for their own corner is entirely their own fault. the australians know teams cant sustain it and play accordingly (admittedly this is what cost them the ashes last year).
im just as ticked, if not moreso, with the australian off field attitude as i am with their on feild persona. they think they are the custodians of everything thats 'pure and right' in the game, even tho they themselves arent opposed to bending the rules when it suits them.
and you know, theyve been like this long before any of us were even an itch in our daddy's pants. i give you 'bodyline'....
70 years later, aussie cricket fans are still bleating about england coming over here and not playing within 'the spirit of the rules' during this series (hell we even made a mini series about it). bottom line is, it was a brilliant tactical move, that WAS within the rules, made by a calculating skipper who had the right weapons for the right pitches, was able to implement it and the aussies werent good enuff to handle it. so they cry like big sissy girls. and you know whats funny? i reckon the australians were just peed off they didnt think of it themselves. and nothing has changed since then.
think you might find that ended after we gave them their own medicine in 1975,
and just so you all know, im a born and bred aussie (and so are my parents, and their parents) whos proud of his heritage and has watched cricket for more than 30 years. there are no sour grapes involved. ive loved watching some of australias best on an individual level (how could anyone not be capitvated by a fiery dennis lillee spell or ricky ponting or greg chappell in full flight?) but as a whole ive never liked them. i follow sri lanka, and have done since their first tour here in 84-85. prior to that i just watched the game without allegiance.
i think so, did no one like you in school?
and before anyone says anything about an aussie following sri lanka, i get it all the time from my mates, and even my sri lankan friends think im insane ;)
.....
crownie
26 Oct 2006, 12:57
Muttiah Muralitharan board.
bed wetter board
bed wetter board
What was that time where an Aussie absolutely creamed themselves because an Englishman wanted to smash him?
Embarrassing.
What was that time where an Aussie absolutely creamed themselves because an Englishman wanted to smash him?
But never did.Ironically, an Australian wanted to smash that very same Englishman, and even set up a time and place.Unfortunately, he didn't show.
Embarrassing.
Yes it most certainly was. :o
But never did.Ironically, an Australian wanted to smash that very same Englishman, and even set up a time and place.Unfortunately, he didn't show.
Yes it most certainly was. :o
Lie lie lie.
The Aussie ran away after bitch talking about the Pommy bloke.
Then he STFU and shat himself.
Do you seriously think other countries are scared of Australia? pfft
Lie lie lie.
I think that means you don't know.
The Aussie ran away after bitch talking about the Pommy bloke.
Are we talking about Merv Hughes threatening Botham? I didn't see Botham in a hurry to conform.
Then he STFU and shat himself.
Yes Botham 6'3' v Chappell 5'7".I think they call that picking your mark.
Do you seriously think other countries are scared of Australia? pfft
I know the South Africans are.I think the bloke who Hughes lunged at up the race had twins on the spot. ;)
Blues_Man
26 Oct 2006, 14:13
Lie lie lie.
The Aussie ran away after bitch talking about the Pommy bloke.
Then he STFU and shat himself.
Do you seriously think other countries are scared of Australia? pfft
They crap their pants every time they realise they have to face the dominant world champions ..just as you would if we were talking face to face
They crap their pants every time they realise they have to face the dominant world champions ..just as you would if we were talking face to face
I would crao myself infront of a 59 year old Tasmanian?
:D
JerryWexler
26 Oct 2006, 14:17
I would crao myself infront of a 59 year old Tasmanian?
:DYou would if he was holding a 12lbs cricket bat. :thumbsu:
crownie
26 Oct 2006, 14:59
Lie lie lie.
The Aussie ran away after bitch talking about the Pommy bloke.
Then he STFU and shat himself.
Do you seriously think other countries are scared of Australia? pfft
Darryl Cullinan?
and i hear they are still trying to get rid of the puddle Chris Cairns left after being dismissed in the 2003 world cup, his tears also stained the umpries shirt :D
apollo_creed
26 Oct 2006, 15:04
They crap their pants every time they realise they have to face the dominant world champions ..just as you would if we were talking face to face
haha I'd knock your block off you big tough old man. :D
shouldn't you be retired or something, planting some new trees in the garden?
Darryl Cullinan?
and i hear they are still trying to get rid of the puddle Chris Cairns left after being dismissed in the 2003 world cup, his tears also stained the umpries shirt :D
Right after Mark Waugh said some stuff about his sister dying?
Weak.
Right after Mark Waugh said some stuff about his sister dying?
Weak.
Disgraceful.
Yeah, and Glenn McGrath showed how well the Aussies handle their own medicine.
mickeytg
26 Oct 2006, 17:24
Darryl Cullinan?
and i hear they are still trying to get rid of the puddle Chris Cairns left after being dismissed in the 2003 world cup, his tears also stained the umpries shirt :DGold!
Disgraceful.
Yeah, and Glenn McGrath showed how well the Aussies handle their own medicine.
Man, Sarwan really did own him.
McGrath: "How does Lara's thingy taste like?"
Sarwan: "Ask yo wife"
McGrath: "I'm gonna f'n rip your throat out!!!"
Sarwan: *Thinking* "That chick across the oval looks mighty fine"
crownie
26 Oct 2006, 22:50
Right after Mark Waugh said some stuff about his sister dying?
Weak.
Cairns has stated in numerous interviews Waugh never said it.
but i'm sure your source is more realiable :rolleyes:
When you're the best, you cop crap like this from every jealous Tom, **** and Harry.
There are far more frequent whingers than the Aussies in cricket but when you are an irrelevent player such as Smith your actions don't get highlighted as much.
In fact I saw Jayawardene having a sook a few games ago, but does that get brought up ? Of Course it doesn't because he is not Australian.
Lankans, Saffas, Poms, Sheep Shaggers have fun lagging in your own mediocrity for many years to come.
SriLankanCat
28 Oct 2006, 17:40
When you're the best, you cop crap like this from every jealous Tom, **** and Harry.
There are far more frequent whingers than the Aussies in cricket but when you are an irrelevent player such as Smith your actions don't get highlighted as much.
In fact I saw Jayawardene having a sook a few games ago, but does that get brought up ? Of Course it doesn't because he is not Australian.
Lankans, Saffas, Poms, Sheep Shaggers have fun lagging in your own mediocrity for many years to come.
Some of the Sri lankan players carry on like brats for sure...no denying that...Sangakarra is a fantastic player but i wish hed use his bat more htan his mouth for one...even Murali i hate it when he has a go at his team mates on the field...very childish...
Anyway the fact is the aussies cant handle their own medicine...and anyone that has they have a major go at...Ranatunga being the classic example, i know he was a bit of an idiot for sure but he was no worse than the aussie team...i rememebr warnie getting upset cause ranatunga said he was overrated...i thought that was so funny especially considering warnie and his mates were giving to Graham Thorpe about his divorce and how it will effect the kids ...haha of course wat Ranatunga saod was far worse
SriLankanCat
28 Oct 2006, 17:52
By the way, someone said mcgrath was not a good bloke...on the contrary he is a fantastic bloke off the field...just on the field he is a prick...
Cairns has stated in numerous interviews Waugh never said it.
but i'm sure your source is more realiable :rolleyes:
He's being the bigger man :)